Chinese Learning: Chinese Idioms shŏu zhū dài tù

shŏu zhū dài tù 守 株 待 兔】Waiting for a Hare to Turn upOne day in ancient times, a peasant was working in his field. A hare dashed up, unfortunately knocked against a tree in the field and fell dead with its neck broken. Then the peasant put down his hoe and waited by the tree for another hare to turn up. No more hares appeared, however, but he became the laughing-stock of the land.